COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS - Pawnee Schools

1 COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS The following WORDS are frequently MISSPELLED in police reports. The WORDS are listed alphabetically across the page. A abandon abdomen abductor abet abortion absence absolutely accelerate acceptance access accessory accidental accommodate accomplice accosted accused acetylene acknowledge acquit acquittal adjourn admissible adolescent adversary affidavit aggravate aisle alcohol alias alibi Alzheimer's amalgamation ambulance amended ammunition among amphetamine analyse annual anonymous antiseptic aorta apparatus apparent appearance appellant apprehended appropriate arraignment arrangement arrears arson artefact asphyxiate assailant assassin assessment assistant asthma attachment attest attorney

2 Audible autopsy auxiliary B bail bailiff balaclava ballistics barbiturate barrel barricade barrister battalion bayonet bazaar beginning belligerent beneficiary bias bludgeon bona fide boulevard brilliant bruise bulletin burglarise business bystander C cadaver caffeine calendar calibre campaign cancel canine cannabis sativa capable cardiac cartridge cassette casualties category Caucasian censor changeable chattel circumstantial citation civilian cocaine coerce cognisance coincidence collateral colleague collusion comatose commission commitment committee compel competent complainant complicity conceive concurrent condemn confidential confiscate conjugal consciousness consensus conspicuous conspirator constitutional contagious contempt contraband contraceptive controversy conviction convulsion coroner corpse correspondence corroborate counterfeit courteous credibility cremate culprit custody cylinder D data base decapitated deceased decision defendant deferred delegate deliberate delinquent dependant dependent descend description detain detention deterrent detonator development deviant deviation diabetes diagonal diarrhoea dilemma disagreeable discrepancy discriminate

3 Dispatcher disposition divulge domicile dominant drunkenness duress dynamite dysfunction E earnest efficient electrocution elicit eligible eliminate embezzle eminent enforceable entirely environment epileptic equestrian equivalent erratic escalator espionage ethical evangelist evidence exaggerate excessive excite execution exhausted exhibit extenuating external extradited extremely F facility fallacy falsify fatality felon fictitious flexible forceps forcible forehead foreign forensic formula fraudulent fugitive G gambling gauge genuine geriatric gonorrhoea gouge government graffiti grievance grievous grudge guarantee guerilla gymnasium H habitual hallucinate handcuff harass harbour hazard hazardous heroin homicidal homicide horizontal hostile hygiene hypodermic hysteria hysterical hallucinogen I identical ideology illegitimate illicit illustrate immediate immigrant imminent impediment impostor inadmissible incapable incapacitate incarcerate incendiary incessant incite incoherent inconspicuous incorrigible incriminate indecent indictment indispensable inevitable infanticide informant infringement ingenious initiate injunction inoculate insolent institute insufficient

4 Interpreter interrogate intoxicate investigator irrelevant irresistible itinerary J jamb jealous jeopardy jewellery judicial jurisdiction K khaki kidnap kidnapper kleptomania knife knowledge L laboratory laceration language larceny legislate legitimate lenient liability liaison libellous librarian licentious lien litigant lucid M magazine magistrate maintain malice malign management mandatory manila manipulate manoeuvre marijuana massacre measurements median mediation memorandum menace methadone mileage militia minor miscarriage miscellaneous misdemeanour MISSPELLED mitigating moccasin monotonous moratorium morgue mortal mortgage mortuary mucous municipal mutilate muzzle N narcotics necessary negative negligence negotiate neighbour neutral nominal notary notorious nuclear nuisance nullify O obedient obligation obscenity occasion occult occupant occurrence official omission opponent ordinance orient orthodox P parachute paraffin parallel paramedic paraphernalia pavilion pedestrian penitentiary permissible persistent personal personnel pertinent phallic physician plaintiff playwright polygraph positive possession potential precede preliminary premises prescription priority

5 Probable procedure proceed prohibition projectile prominent propeller prophylactic prosecute prosecutor prostitute prostitution protester psilocybin psychiatrist psychopathic punitive pursue pyromaniac Q quadrant quadriplegic quarantine quarrel query questionnaire quinine quotation R rabies racketeer reasonable receipt receding recidivist recognisance recommend reconcile reconnaissance reformatory refute reinforcement relevant religious relinquish remission rendezvous repeal representative reprieve rescue resident residue respiration restaurant resuscitate ricochet ritual routine S sabotage sacrifice salvage scenario schedule scheme schizophrenic seize seniority sentence separation sequence sequester sergeant serial severance sexual sheriff siege silhouette simultaneous skeleton sociopath solicit solicitor soluble specimen spectator spontaneous strenuous subpoena suffocate suicide suppress surrogate surveillance susceptible suspect suspension suspicious symmetrical symptom synagogue syphilis syringe T tactical tariff tattoo taut technique temperament tendency terrorism testify testimony thief toboggan torture tournament trajectory tranquillizer trauma trespass truancy truly

6 U ultimatum umbrella unanimous uncooperative unlawful unmistakable urinate useful utility utilize V vacuum vagrancy validate vandal variance vehicle vein velocity venereal vengeance verdict verify version veterinarian vicious vigilante violation violence vicinity viscous visible volatile voluntary voucher W waiver warrant weapon wedge wholesale wiretap withdrawal witness worship wound X X-ray Xerox Y yacht yield youth Z zealot zinc zircon Source: Jakob, K. (1991). A guide to police writing. Ontario: Carswell.